Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-24

AZ E1zo s'eloak Inal niaki pesvas IL
Ne sislnisy e Min nnd oommsreEsl
streets uess slaFtlsd b Ne ssy of @arsl
areF eamln9 from tie dirsssi1n Ct
feaiaTs wharf. 4 momenf Iatsr Ia
si1nmbeats ID ne barber were sennd-
lnz biasls fr0n their uhiaisa. fhnu
pEoginR shat ne asnes q - alarm waa
aionN tbe waaeR frunf, IAnea wbp
Fnahe1 down Nil ssFeat towaFd EesIeFAs
wharf saN names issalng from he front
of D1e1. McC1It4'6 clE11 n1oEe, 9tich
Ngs laeased IN one corner % the PazeG
Bound Kids Con haildinR, On ahe
noxthBest side 81 tie wharf. This
tulltine Bag bearded "a tha east D.
kf1acb BF1as usFakouse. "a the noElh
~ xeMser's niil. On the wess b. Keliy's
1eattis noiisE works, aud On the soath
b. the wharf.
Soon after ths Whistles commenesd
20 hloa, alarms Wane sounded from tie
vaFiou9 asQine houssg and she depaxt-
mant us Boan sat IN fall force. nos,
bounyeg. untH the flames had engeiaped
he building u Whfoh Il originated and
oommunlesfed 10 The miII IL the rear
amd tbs boiler works on the weHt. No
wkud nf anF consequences vas blowine,
bat Ne damea we're raging sad ieapinR
hiah ID tue air Uheu the fEst stream
va 0at On from TIE hydsanlB. Soon
mnothak ssrsam vas ndds4 and attll
another. bat b. thEa tine tie
HInz HxxnaDnD esnn A Eknaz Anna,
Aad The fact beosms PATENT lbaf 4
would be 30 aasy nAtteF % gst "a undef
confRoi. ThUa6 Wno had HsoEeos WAEe
houtea AID factories 10 ne Vicinity
wofe rushing aKound oxoitedIy, throw
ina their R00da cut II che streets and
calling for help. The Gre iaddiee
worked faithfuily and we'll, and after .
desperate dRhf laasina half an h0uf cot
ne mastery 81 th9 flames 30 Buah IN e.
tent thai u was evident that the AFe
would be confined 70 che lhKss buildings
which we're ablszs when the nrlt water
Wes thrown. By midnlRht the IRE YES
practically out, allhouRh water VS.
lhFown on the anaoldeElna ruins until
daylight.
onIaEz o. x1En FEnn.
Ckas. MoCaEtg, IL whose cigar stand
the Ore started says that be vas RoinR 20
bed when a coal oil lamp exploded Ia
his hand, setting fhe plaoe on Ere. he
threw bis coat on Il but Il would not
Be 30 easily smothersd, and be lev for
his life, she flames following him ous
che front door. he lost evsKy thing he
had, including bis coat and shoes.
me LOSSES
wiz amount 70 between forty and liiky
Thousand dollars. on which there vas
very little insurance.
IL. L. YosisF loses the mill buiIdinR
end saWmlll machinery, worth probably
$1,000. No tnanfamoe.
The Mechanics Mil Company, cf
which J. Z. HauQhfon, q. A. johnson,
I. n. BiRaloW. D. 3. BiesloW and Il. v.
MoComb were members, had the Yesier
mill LEASED, and thsir Ices ia machinery
and stock will reach $1,000, on which
there vas 4b6Oo Insurance.. They lost
large fot Of essb, doors, biinda and
moaIdines, and the 6nishiuQa fog q
house for Colouel pr0saaF, az North
Yakima. aud one for d. \. BEawiey.
Wolf a 60hndeF bad q furniture
mandatory IN the upper story Of The
mill, and loss maohlneFy and stock 30
tia valaa ct $500 on which there vas
no insurance.
Lowman 4 HAnford had { boiler asd
engine stored IL the mill, which was
deNlroFed. Loss. $3.50, no tnsuraaos.
The Puget Sound Hide company lest
q large quantity Of hides 10 the process
OF curing. saFiously estimated at from
500 % 5000.
Mr.. Kelly, Of the Seattle Boiler works,
lost bis building, which can be replaced
for 1900.
Geo. T. McGinnls & %. lost consid-
orabla By breakagp Ia moving out, e.
did FKasoh Brothers, q. n. 0eHaEa, and
"a uumbeg Of others. Telephone aud
eleefrie lines Wefe proslrated, and things
generally disaTfanRed.
Chaa MeOaEty lest al be had, and
being q broken down louashereman
Will have 10 Be started up again OF
sent 90 tbs pooF farm.
Moran Brothers lost a Gle Of coke and
some other siad 10 The value Of $40,
but are very well satisfied that Il Vas
no worse.